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Skip to content U.S. suspends assistance to Somalia’s federal government, alleging it seized food aid The suspension comes as the Trump administration has ratcheted up criticism of Somali refugees and migrants in the U.S. WASHINGTON — The State Department... See more

“The State Department has paused all ongoing U.S. assistance programs which benefit the Somali Federal Government,” it said. “Any resumption of assistance will be dependent upon the Somali Federal Government, taking accountability for its unacceptable act... See more

The move means that 38 countries, most of them in Africa but some in Latin America and Asia, are now on the list, which makes the process of obtaining a U.S. visa unaffordable for many. It’s the latest effort by the Trump administration to tighten require... See more

Seemingly contradictory statements from Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have suggested at once that the U.S. now controls the levers of Venezuelan power or that the U.S. has no intention of assuming day-to-day governance and will allow Maduro’s... See more

Pollack se presentó hoy como defensa en el tribunal del Distrito Sur de Nueva York donde se tramita el caso del Gobierno de EE.UU. contra Maduro, en medio de una gran expectación mediática tras su captura el pasado 3 de enero en una operación nocturna en ... See more